1. Gone with the Wind:
The High Water Mark for the Lost Cause
Dr. Bruce Clary
Thursday, January 3, 2013

2. The Novel
• Sold 1.7
million copies
in 1st year
• 1937 Pulitzer
Prize winner

3. The Film
•Northwest Ordinance
Adjusted for inflation, still
1787
the largest grossing film ever
•west ofthe territory of movie
•Established forefront
On the
Appalachians Technicolor,
making: and
gorgeous musical soundtrack
north of the Ohio
River as free territory

4. Slavery a benign institution

5. Film moderates novel’s overt racism
•N-word omitted
•The most malign racist insults and
stereotypes omitted
•KKK never mentioned

6. But…
•benign view of slavery emphasized
•stock characters and less offensive
stereotypes retained

7. Mammy (Hatty McDaniel)

8. The Film
•Adjusted for inflation, still
the largest grossing film ever
•On the forefront of movie
making: Technicolor,
gorgeous musical soundtrack
Big Sam

9. The Film
•Adjusted for inflation, still
the largest grossing film ever
•On the forefront of movie
making: Technicolor,
gorgeous musical soundtrack
Pork

10. The Film
•Adjusted for inflation, still
the largest grossing film ever
•On the forefront of movie
making: Technicolor,
gorgeous musical soundtrack
Prissy

11. The Film
•Adjusted for inflation, still
the largest grossing film ever
•On the forefront of movie
making: Technicolor,
gorgeous musical soundtrack

12. Rhett – Not a Southern gentleman

13. Scarlett – Not a Southern lady

14. Honor
Suffering South retained

15. Honor
retained

16. Honor
retained

17. Honor
retained

18. Honor
retained

19. Honor
“Another invader…” retained